Ghana is to permit the farming or cultivation of Indian hemp (weed) under license for industrial or medicinal purposes.
The Head of Communications and Media Relations at the Narcotics Control Commission, Francis Opoku Amoah made this known in a statement.
In 2020, some countries in Africa through their national legislations decided to permit the cultivation and export of cannabis for medical and scientific purposes, with some other countries authorizing the use of cannabis for medical purposes.